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6.6When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
Released: 1980-02-15102 minDir: William FriedkinCrime, Mystery, ThrillerBudget: $11.0MBox office: $19.8M
Cast
- Al Pacino as Steve Burns
- Paul Sorvino as Capt. Edelson
- Karen Allen as Nancy Gates
- Richard Cox as Stuart Richards
- Don Scardino as Ted Bailey
- Joe Spinell as Patrolman DiSimone
Themes
- new york city
- police
- undercover
- homophobia
- detective
- fetish
- cruising
- exploitation
- gay club
- sadomasochism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
31,758 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
43/100
- Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 573335
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- publication date
- 1980-02-15
- title
- Cruising
- review score
- 6.1/10
- capital cost
- 11000000
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Categories
1980 American films1980 crime thriller films1980 English-language films1980 films1980 German films1980 LGBTQ-related films1980s erotic thriller films1980s serial killer films1980s slasher filmsAmerican crime thriller filmsAmerican erotic thriller filmsAmerican LGBTQ-related filmsAmerican serial killer filmsAmerican slasher filmsBDSM in filmsEnglish-language crime thriller filmsEnglish-language German filmsFilms about police misconductFilms about the New York City Police DepartmentFilms based on American crime novelsFilms directed by William FriedkinFilms produced by Jerry WeintraubFilms scored by Jack NitzscheFilms set in New York City